Overview

• Prosecutors notified Nicolas Sarkozy that he must report to La Santé prison in Paris on October 21 to begin serving his five-year sentence.
• He was convicted on September 25 of association de malfaiteurs in the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 campaign, with judges citing the exceptional gravity of the acts.
• Because the court ordered immediate enforcement, the appeal is not suspensive and incarceration proceeds under a deferred committal order.
• For security reasons, he is expected to be held either in the vulnerable-persons unit or in isolation rather than in the general population.
• Upon entering custody, his defense will file for release with the Paris appeals court, which has up to two months to decide, while a full appeal on the merits is expected in early 2026.